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NORBI

NORBI was launched on September 28, 2020 aboard a Soyuz-2-1B from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2020-068JNORAD 46494Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Norbi
Common name
NORBI
Payload designation
Norby
International designator
2020-068J
NORAD catalog number
46494
GCAT identifier
S46494
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/969

Mission

Mission type
Space science
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
NSU
Owner
Novosibirsk SU
Country
Russia
Builder
Novosibirsk State University
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 6U

Launch

Date
September 28, 2020 · 11:20 UTC
Launch record
2020-068Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC43/4

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
552 km
Apogee
567 km
Inclination
97.67°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
February 2023

Size

Mass
10 kg
Dry mass
10 kg
Length
0.3 m
Diameter
0.20 m
Span
0.3 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q110116606 (CC0).